Sunday, March 20, 2016

After seeing these cute tube bracelets on Pinterest I thought it would be fun to do a DIY Jewellery craft class with my group of crafty kids. I have a group of around 16 kids from ages 6-12 that come to my craft classes- I just do them every few months when I think of a fun theme and have the time/energy to do one!

Here are some pics from yesterdays class

First up we made these personalised charm necklaces using my new favourite craft product, Fimo.

Then we made the brooches - I bought the brooch backers from a fantastic bead shop here in Tauranga Uncle Black Beetles Bead Shop - we used a hot glue gun to attach them to the back of the brooches.

Next up we made these easy bead bracelets using beads and clear elastic I bought from the Bead Shop.

And the girls loved making these plastic tube bracelets- I bought 4 metres of plastic tubing from Mitre Ten Mega (it's about $1 a metre) and then a metre of a smaller tubing to fit inside the ends of the larger tubing. We used hama beads (also called fuse/perler/heat beads) to fill the tube bracelets.

Lastly they made these cute little matchbox drawers to keep their jewellery or other treasures in. They made their drawers using 3 matchboxes, lots of washi tape, and some little pearl buttons stickers. The girls loved their little drawers.

I hope this gives you some fun, easy craft ideas - any of these activities would be great for a kids party, some crafting at home, or a crafty classroom activity.

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